The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1887-04-08
THE VOTE CANvASSED.



City Election
The City Council met last night for
the purpose of canvassing the returns of
the city election and declaring the result
of the same. A full board was i'm at
tendance.
This being the special order of the
meeting the returns were offered. A.
". Doyle, L. III. Purcell. inspectors, and
w. o. Wolff, clerk of the election,
stated on the face of the returns that
they were submitted subject to short
age of hree votes.
After the clerk had read the result of the
ballot for Mayor, the Council, on motion,
declared III. X. Teasdale Mayor-elect.
At this point in the proceedings Mr.. Ir
wing ellis, representing w. NJ. HussOn,
presented the following protest:
In the matter of the late municipal
election of the city of Palatka for officers
of the municipality:
To the Honorable City Council of said City:
VIM. HussOn, candidate at said cleo
ton for the office of Mayor, by Calhoun,
Davis & ellis, his attorneys, enters this,
his formal protest against the issuing by
the said City Council, of a certificate of
election to the person returned by the
Inspectors of said election as having
received the highest number of votes for
Mayor.
LIST. Because the City Council of said
city have not the right or authority of
law to Judge of the election qualifica-
tons and returns as to the office of
Mayor, but only as to the members of its
| own body.
I'd. Because said returns of the Board
of Inspectors is in many cases irregular,
| and especially in this:
LIST. The number of ballots cast for the
| office of Mayor does not compound with
| the total vote of the candidates for the
office of Mayor.
I'd. The returns show a short
age of three votes, same being a
shortage between the checked poll list
and the number of ballots cast.
3rd. There appears by sand return that
there was a difference between the
checked poll list and the registration
book.
3rd. Because said shortage of five
votes, if cast for the said VIM. HussOn
would have changed the result and he
would be elected.
4th. The said VIM. Husson also pro-
| tests against recanvass by the city
council as To the votes east for Mayor in
| said election as the same Is without au-
thority of law.
CALHOUN, DAVIS & GILES,
| Attorneys for VIM. HussOn.
April :. 1885,
| Mr.. ellis, in presenting this, stated
! that he wished il flied, in order that any
| proceedings that might b. thought hest
could be taken in future.
/ The board then declared NJ. Loeb, w.
| III. Parker and t. \. Wilson the Alder
men elect; w f. Ransom, Treasurer;
| Cook Carleton, Clerk; f. :. Neck, Col
lector; BENZ. \. Deal. Assessor, and p.
j. Manucy, Marshal. The Clerk was or
dered to issue certificates of election to
the parties named.
| Mai. TeaslaIe stated that the returns
L ShOweu that ne hfu Deem elected MAY or
and that while he was willing for any
man to protest or contest. he did not in
tend to yield his rights. He said there
was no fraud in the election. and that he
would rather lose his good right arm
than to take the office if gained by
fraudulent votes.
Section % of the bill for a new charter
was taken up, and ON motion the follow
| ing was substituted for the section as
printed in yesterdays NEWS:
SECTION %. Collections of taxes. or
officers charged with collections of reve-
nue., when not otherwise provided herein,
| shall proceed substantially in the same
/ manner in collection of revenue or taxes,
/ and in the sale of land for the nOn-pay-
ment of taxes. as the collectors of reve-
nue. for the State
The charter was then adopted as a
| whole by a unanimous vote
The bill of Judge Calvin Gibbs for $40.
for drawing up the charter. was ordered
paid. when the Board adjourned.